Cloudways

Managed cloud hosting platform offering flexible deployment and autoscaling for PHP applications.

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Overview

Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform that lets users deploy PHP‑based apps and WordPress on leading cloud providers with one‑click scaling, staging, security, and performance features.

Last updated: Jul 20, 2026

Key Features

Cloudways Flexible & Autonomous

Choice between Flexible hosting for full control, or Autonomous for fully managed autoscaling WordPress environments.

Lightning Stack

Nginx‑based optimized stack (Lightning Stack) delivering up to 65% faster performance for dynamic web applications.

Global Cloud Provider Choice

Deploy on providers like DigitalOcean, AWS, or Google Cloud across dozens of regions and 58 data centers.

One‑click Deployment & Management

Easily deploy apps (WordPress, Magento, Laravel, PHP), manage PHP versions, backups, staging, cron jobs and cloning with a UI.

Built‑in Performance Tools

Includes caching (Memcached, Varnish, Redis), Object Cache Pro, enterprise CDN (Cloudflare) and PHP‑FPM tuning.

Comprehensive Security

Layer 3 & 4 DDoS mitigation, Imunify360 firewall, patching, Fail2Ban, bot protection, IP‑country blocking, free SSL.

24/7 Expert Support & Monitoring

Offers round‑the‑clock live chat and ticketing, advanced SLA options, plus real‑time metrics, New Relic integration, and CloudwaysBot alerts.

Add‑On Ecosystem & API

Optional add‑ons like SafeUpdates, managed migration, email, DNS, Cloudflare Enterprise, plus full API access.

Pros

Flexible hosting modes (Flexible or Autonomous) for different user needs.
Performance‑optimized Nginx stack and caching infrastructure included.
High security with firewall, DDoS protection, auto‑patching and SSL.
24/7 expert support with advanced SLA tiers and Slack integration.
Support for multiple cloud providers and global data centers.

Cons

Pricing varies by underlying cloud provider and region, making billing complex.
Autoscaling charges and overages (bandwidth, disk) can add unexpected cost.
Some advanced support or add‑ons incur extra fees.
Fully managed option may limit low‑level server control.
Pricing structure across Flexible vs Autonomous plans is complex to compare.

Pricing

Cloudways pricing plans
Plan	Price	Highlights
Cloudways Flexible – Small	$11/month or $0.0357/hour	2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB storage, 2 TB bandwidth Includes Lightning Stack and 4 free AI Copilot credits Unlimited websites, object cache, staging, support
Cloudways Autonomous – Growth	$99/month base + usage‑based autoscaling and overages	True autoscaling for WordPress Cloudflare Enterprise CDN Redis caching, Object Cache Pro, managed migration Free staging/cloning, 24/7 support
Cloudways Autonomous – Scale	$199/month base + usage‑based autoscaling and overages	Higher baseline capacity, autoscaling support Same premium performance and support features as Growth
Contact Sales (Enterprise)	Contact sales	Custom resource allocation, expert consultation, enterprise SLAs

Pricing is collected from the official Cloudways website and may change. Always confirm with the vendor.

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Key Features

Cloudways Flexible & Autonomous

Choice between Flexible hosting for full control, or Autonomous for fully managed autoscaling WordPress environments.

Lightning Stack

Nginx‑based optimized stack (Lightning Stack) delivering up to 65% faster performance for dynamic web applications.

Global Cloud Provider Choice

Deploy on providers like DigitalOcean, AWS, or Google Cloud across dozens of regions and 58 data centers.

One‑click Deployment & Management

Easily deploy apps (WordPress, Magento, Laravel, PHP), manage PHP versions, backups, staging, cron jobs and cloning with a UI.

Built‑in Performance Tools

Includes caching (Memcached, Varnish, Redis), Object Cache Pro, enterprise CDN (Cloudflare) and PHP‑FPM tuning.

Comprehensive Security

Layer 3 & 4 DDoS mitigation, Imunify360 firewall, patching, Fail2Ban, bot protection, IP‑country blocking, free SSL.

24/7 Expert Support & Monitoring

Offers round‑the‑clock live chat and ticketing, advanced SLA options, plus real‑time metrics, New Relic integration, and CloudwaysBot alerts.

Add‑On Ecosystem & API

Optional add‑ons like SafeUpdates, managed migration, email, DNS, Cloudflare Enterprise, plus full API access.

Pros

Flexible hosting modes (Flexible or Autonomous) for different user needs.
Performance‑optimized Nginx stack and caching infrastructure included.
High security with firewall, DDoS protection, auto‑patching and SSL.
24/7 expert support with advanced SLA tiers and Slack integration.
Support for multiple cloud providers and global data centers.

Cons

Pricing varies by underlying cloud provider and region, making billing complex.
Autoscaling charges and overages (bandwidth, disk) can add unexpected cost.
Some advanced support or add‑ons incur extra fees.
Fully managed option may limit low‑level server control.
Pricing structure across Flexible vs Autonomous plans is complex to compare.

Pricing

Cloudways pricing plans
Plan	Price	Highlights
Cloudways Flexible – Small	$11/month or $0.0357/hour	2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB storage, 2 TB bandwidth Includes Lightning Stack and 4 free AI Copilot credits Unlimited websites, object cache, staging, support
Cloudways Autonomous – Growth	$99/month base + usage‑based autoscaling and overages	True autoscaling for WordPress Cloudflare Enterprise CDN Redis caching, Object Cache Pro, managed migration Free staging/cloning, 24/7 support
Cloudways Autonomous – Scale	$199/month base + usage‑based autoscaling and overages	Higher baseline capacity, autoscaling support Same premium performance and support features as Growth
Contact Sales (Enterprise)	Contact sales	Custom resource allocation, expert consultation, enterprise SLAs

Pricing is collected from the official Cloudways website and may change. Always confirm with the vendor.

Cloudways

Overview

Key Features

Cloudways Flexible & Autonomous

Lightning Stack

Global Cloud Provider Choice

One‑click Deployment & Management

Built‑in Performance Tools

Comprehensive Security

24/7 Expert Support & Monitoring

Add‑On Ecosystem & API

Pros

Cons

Pricing

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ratings & reviews

Ratings & reviews

Community reviews (0)

Ratings & reviews

Community reviews (0)

Key Features

Cloudways Flexible & Autonomous

Lightning Stack

Global Cloud Provider Choice

One‑click Deployment & Management

Built‑in Performance Tools

Comprehensive Security

24/7 Expert Support & Monitoring

Add‑On Ecosystem & API

Pros

Cons

Pricing

Featured Video

Frequently Asked Questions

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